Senior Principal Engineering Program Manager

• Job Family Definition: Provides support and/or lead teams through the Engineering development process and implementation of company’s products
• Management Level Definition: Contributions have substantial technical impact on a significant HPE product/project, or a strategic/architectural direction. Go-to creator and innovator for critical business challenges and opportunities. Substantial, unique contributions provide long-lasting, recurring benefits like time-to-market improvements, cost reductions, or satisfying future and current unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology areas. Provides technical leadership to the business for significant project/program work. Leads and connects others across functions to unite around a common goal. Actively mentors others and contributes to the HPE technical community
• The Quality Program Manager is responsible for leading strategic software and hardware quality improvement initiatives across the HPE Networking portfolio. The role drives quality governance, continuous improvement, release quality, product reliability, and operational excellence through cross-functional leadership and data-driven decision making
• Define and execute portfolio-wide quality improvement roadmaps
• Establish quality governance processes, executive reviews, and operating rhythms
• Drive organizational alignment around quality goals, metrics, and accountability
• Champion a quality-first culture across engineering and operations teams
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with business unit management and internal partners to recommend and implement changes to products, processes, or business practices to drive continuous improvement and manage program costs
• Leads with authority and offers guidance and mentorship to less-experienced team members to set an example of program management innovation and excellence

Benefits

• Recognition for your contributions, and potential participation in long-term incentives like annual equity awards
• The chance to earn an annual bonus based on performance
• Subsidized health insurance, retirement programs and paid time off, including an industry-leading maternity and paternity leave package
• A hybrid, flexible work model that ensures connectivity, a commitment to our culture and continued impact for team members
• Opportunities for personal and professional development to help you reach your career goals

Preferred experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent
• PMP/PMI certification preferred Typically 10+ years’ experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language, with an excellent ability to communicate nuanced concepts and influence in written and oral communications with a broad vocabulary
• History of innovation with examples of developing new technical, engineering and/or manufacturing processes
• Experience managing programs and projects, designing, implementing processes, tools and governance in the areas of HW and SW quality improvement
• Ability to effectively communicate program management architectures, plans, proposals, and results, while also negotiating options at business unit levels
• Demonstrated business acumen, understanding of organizational strategy, and successful experience managing all aspects of cross- business unit programs, including communicating with internal and external stakeholders and directing matrixed teams and resources
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills